Elegarth

I missed the chapter >_>

In that case, I would expect the two dignified treatments be applied accordingly where they are humanized and where they are like cattle?

I agree, this is just an idealized world. And your points are obviously valid and many of them would lead us to a contradiction... So here is my view... Household animals (dogs, cats) have been reared so much that we have "humanized them" and while they do not have the sentience aspect we do, they do seem to have feelings and emotions very related to the humans they are close to (and let's accept this, as we know it to be truth; what is the nature of where this comes from is a discussion for another kind of topic). Hence, they deserve respect in as much as we created in them those emotional response towards our treatment of them. Animals raised for feeding, on the other hand, are not so "humanized" and hence may not go in deep into the same rationale, but then again, as living creatures we also owe them respect, and I personally believe the raising, herding and slaughtering of these animals for human consumption should be done with as much dignity, care and humanity as possible, without ignoring the fact that it is ACTUALLY a slaughtering... I know it may sound contradictory but nonetheless possible. My grand-grand mother (died 5 years ago) use to have chickens and hens at her house. All of them had name, and she used to go into her yard and be nice to them, even caress them, and the hens would come and sit on her a lot... And even then, once a year for X-Mas she used to sacrifice a hen for dinner. And I remember she always saying that she did it as quickly and painless as possible because it was "one of her dear hens"...

Or like Slipknot says... People = Shit

So, tonight I get Robots of Sherwood... Anything I should look forward to?

A complicated process where we learn anirmals should be treated with dignity and responsibly, where people would stop buying and selling dogs like if they were candy, where only responsible people would adopt them and treat them as parts of their family, and where we slowly reach a descent population, hand in hand with our capacity to take care of them (after all, it was US who reared them) and responsible sterilization and care

Basically this. As I had explained to several people in RL, if you want to see the moon bigger, go to a beach and catch the moon rise or the moon down...The "super" moon we had can still be seen through the hole on a straw and while I love astronomical observation and people getting connected to it, I also think they should know the right non-mythical non-magical non-made-up facts

WHat you want to do? I may be helpful

I feel the word "Horrified" just lost its old dark strength and has become a sissy word thanks to this

As Neil deGrasse says

Long live the threadjacking tendencies!

I'll consider it >_<

Should I made a new thread for that!?

How was Robots of Sherwood?

You should tell him to try that in TP or Balder

Give her the best nebula ever: The Eagle Nebula

Finally saw it... I dislike this Missy character... ANd I really like this "evilish" Doctor

Do I get to share my chocolate?

I'll keep an eye on you

And I am now in a Delegate's off-site forum signature!!! w00t! \o/

I personally think that this is overstepping on each regions right to chose what conferences they attend or not...

Haven't seen Into the Dalek, they will broadcast that one here till Thursday

Yes, sir?

I guess we could ask him

Can I have my Bishop of Darkesianism post now? Congratz!